Tibe-inflation-contkol valve



Feb. 3, 1931. .J.w. WILLIAMS TIRE INFLATION CONTROL VALVE" Filed Jun'e 26, 1929 N N NN man Patented Feb. 3, 1931 Unirse STATES JOHN W. WILLIAMS, or PHILADELPHIA, :PENNSYLVANIA 'f l'rInn.Iivri'iAriIoiv-coNrmoL vALvE Application led .Tune-'26, 1929.' Serial'No. 373,766.

'This invention` Vrelates to "a controlling valve for air gages to be interposed between an air pressure tank and an air receiver; a.V .mode of luse more particularly contemplated' being to include'the controlling device 1n a piping between an air pressure tanli and a valve on a pneumatictirewhereby the tire may be accurately inflated under immediate s. .control of the operator.

the latter may easily andconveniently control the passage of air from an air pressure tank to a pneumatic-tire and at all timesbe able to obtain an accurate indication upon s the gage of the actual air pressure in the tire.

Afu'rther ohjectof the present invention is to5 provide a device of the character above stated in whichy is provideda longitudinally shiftable'ti'igger control cylinderfor supply- .ing air to a pneumatic tire in open position and in closed position cooperating with a gage to register pressure of tire inflatiom A further objectv of the present invention is Vto provide a device ofthe character stated which is portable in characterand the handle of which is so eonstiucted that the device may be conveniently` suspended when not in use.

Other and further ob] ects of theV present 'invention reside in the provision of general details of construction and in the arrangement, combination, and connection of parts for attaining the results sought by the foregoing objects. t

l The invention consists of the novel construction hei'einafter described and finally claimed.

The nature, characteristic features andV scope of the invention will be more fully understood from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, and in which Fig. l is a View in longitudinal section of a controlling valve embodying the inven# tion.

Fig. 2 is a View in end elevation of Fig. 1

Aas viewed from the left hand side of Fig. 1.

'For the purpose ofillust'rating invention'livhave shown in the accompanying draw- 1 ings .one form thereof which isat present preferred .by me, since the saine has `been found in practice to give vsatisfactory and reliable results although it is to be understood thatthe various instrumentalities of which iny invention consists can be variously' arranged and organized and that my invention z is not limited to the precisearrangement and organization of the instrumentalities as'here'- in shown-'and described. ,Y

Referring now to the drawings in detail,

reference numeral yl designates the body portion of the device'which in cross section is of solid, cylindrical forin. Surrounding the body 1 is a casing 2 also of cylind'rical'forrn but of shell like ortubular s tructun'lj These parts constituting an .elongated casing are generally tapered at their forward end as at 3 and the shell-like casing is provided at itsrear end with a handle l apertured as at The forward end of body l is centrally bored Vas. at 6.y This bore 6 is inl communication with an endwise shiftable cylinder or barrel' 'Y 7 operableby a trigger 8 which is vfixed to said cylinderor barrel 7. The forward end of the barrel 7 engages with thefi'nterior wall of'borey 6 in its `forward moveniennythereby n providing v'mear'ist'o'y limit the forward movementof barrel 7.5 Tliectrigger Vhasend` wisemovenientthrough a-'slot '9 inthe outercasing 2 of the dei'ice. The 'cyliiideror tube 7 is longitudinallymovable'through a series of packingrings designated lO 1l, and 12. The packing ringslO and All are operatively fitted tojdisc-like nieinbersl and la fitted. withinYV the outer shell 2, which .members 13 and are?seeured'inf-place Aas by means of screwsy or'bolts l5. The packing ring l2 is operativelylfitted withv respectto body l and theA outer casing "2, issecured with respect to body liby nieansof screw or lbolt 16;l Between the disk-like"'member14i and the inner end` of. the body l is anl annular space 18 in communication with ank/air gage 2l.v The' longitudinally shifta'bleY cylinder or barrel 7 Y is provided with an annular'series of apertures lf9-a`nd 20,.the function of which will may be stated that the apertures 19 and 2() in the shifting of the Vcylinder or barrel 7 coact with the annular recess of disk-like member 13 and annular space 18. The innerV plug 28 carrying a fixed pin 29. This pin 29e-in the movement of the cylinder or barrel 7 to the left in Fig. `1 dislodgesvalve 27 from its seat V26 to permit compressed air vto .pass r to the interior ofthe outer casing 1. Fixed to the cylinder or barrel 7 is a pin 30, and arranged between this pin 30 and thel inner wall of the left hand: end oi' outer casing 2 is a coiledspring 81 which normally causes the cylinder orbarrel 7 to assume the position shown in Fig. 1, in which position the apertures 19 of cylinder or barrel 7 are closed to the entrance of air from, the chainberv82 to said cylinder orvbaijrel 7 but the apertures 2O are in communication with the annular chamber 18 to permit the passage oi such air pressure as is within cylinder or barrel 7 to pass tothe gage 21. The outer end of the device is provided with a conventional connection S-Sof such construction that when engaged with a tire valve said connection will serve todepress thestemof the tire valve for holding the latter open to permit a. low of air to pass to.- the tire, and also to permit a flow of air to pass from the tire to the gage 21, it being understoodin this connection that the screw threaded end 2i of nipple 23 at this time is connected with a source of airr pressure.

What I claim is 1. A device of ythe character stated com-Y prising an elongated `casing having an interior chamber, a at one end with a screwlth-readed socket and provided at its opposite end'with a discharge port, a nipple having screw threaded relation with said socket and having an .admission port and valve seat therein, said port being in communication with said chamber, an adjustable hollow. plug arranged within said nipple, aspherical valve normally -clos-F spring between ksaid :valve ing said port, a and plug, a longitudinally shift-able barrel arranged within said casing, the bore of which barrel is in communicationy with said chamber by means of ports when said Ivalve* is in open position, a pin secured to saidbarrel and penetrating the admission port of'said nipple, and means including a finger piecevcarried by saidbarrel for shifting said barrel rearwardly to unseat said valve.

said casing being provided 2. A'device of the character stated comprising an elongated casing having on interior chamber, said casing being provided at one end with a screw threaded socket and provided at its opposite end with a discharge port, a nipple having screw threaded relation with said socket and having an admission .port and valve seat therein, said port be- `ing in communication with said chamber, an adjustable hollow plug arranged within said nipple, a spherical valve .normally closin said port, a spring between said valve an barrelis in" communication with said chamber .by means oi ports when saidy valve is in plug,- a longitudinally shiitable barrel ar- .rangedwithin said casing, the bore oi' which openposition, a pin secured to said barrel and penetrating the admission portv of said nipple, means vincluding a linger piece carried by saidbarrel for. shifting said barrelrear-V wardly to unseatsaid valve, and a spring for returning said barrel to normalposition.

3. A device Vof the characterV stated comprising an elongated casing having an interior chamber, said casingbeing provided at one end with ascrew threaded socket and provided at its opposite end with a discharge port, a nipple'having screw threaded relation with said socket and havingan admission yport and valve seat therein, said port being in Comunication with said chamber, an adjustable hollow plug arranged within said nipple, va spherical valve normally. closing said port, a lspring between said val-ve and plug, a longitudinally shiftable barrel arranged within said casing, the bore of which barrel is in communication with` said chamber by means of ports when said vvalveis in open position, a pin secured to said barrel'and penetrating the admission port yof said nipple, `means includingva finger piece. carried by said barrel for shifting said barrelrearwardly to unseat the valve, a spring iorv returningsaid barrel to normal position, and means cooperative with said barrel to limit its forward movement.,y V

JOHN W. WILLIAMS. 

